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Two Labour Members’ Bills Drawn From Ballot

Thursday, 20 February 2025, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

Shanan Halbert’s Enabling Crown Entities to Adopt Māori Names Bill aims to fix the issue that Crown entities often adopt names in Te Reo Māori in addition to English names, creating the impression that Māori names are optional or secondary. More >>

Govt Losing Police Faster Than It Can Hire Them

Thursday, 20 February 2025, 12:56 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

The numbers reported by the Police Association show that as of January 2025, the total number of police officers has decreased from 10,211 to 10,139 since November 2023, leaving New Zealand with 72 fewer police officers than when National made its ... More >>

Child Poverty Reduction Must Remain A Priority

Thursday, 20 February 2025, 11:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party

“Children should not be living in poverty, and the latest statistics are hugely concerning,” Labour child poverty reduction spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni said. More >>

Rate Cuts Highlight Willis’ Economic Blunders

Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

If the government was serious about economic growth, it would take immediate action to stabilise the job market. More >>

ACT Taps Out Of Treaty Principles Bill Submission Process

Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 4:17 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

“It is bad enough that ACT has put New Zealand through the expense and anguish of this doomed Bill, but to then refuse to hear oral submissions is utterly disrespectful, lazy, and it shows that this is all just a stunt by David Seymour. More >>

University Cuts On The Cards Under National

Monday, 17 February 2025, 8:27 am | New Zealand Labour Party

By scrapping tertiary education funding before completing the review, National is effectively choosing to pull the plug on vital funding that universities are counting on, leaving institutions scrambling to cover costs and reassessing key services for ... More >>

Transparency Needed On Boot Camps

Saturday, 15 February 2025, 12:32 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

“Karen Chhour needs to front up and shed some light on the state of her boot camps experiment,” Willow-Jean Prime said. More >>

Disabled People Languishing In Psych Wards Due To Govt Cuts

Friday, 14 February 2025, 3:34 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

"It’s unacceptable that government decisions have resulted in trauma for disabled people, their families, and carers. Clinicians are clearly seeing a decline in the mental health of their intellectually disabled patients as a result,” Priyanca ... More >>

Nicola Willis Tone Deaf As 230 Jobs Lost

Friday, 14 February 2025, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

“Talk about tone deaf. People are hurting, whānau don’t know what to do, and instead of showing any kind of humility, Nicola Willis is sitting in her Beehive office patting herself on the back,” Labour employment spokesperson Willie Jackson ... More >>

Students Misled On Halal School Lunches

Friday, 14 February 2025, 1:41 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

“It’s unacceptable that our Muslim students were served a meal, that David Seymour’s lunch provider said was halal, when it fact it wasn’t,” Labour’s ethnic communities spokesperson Jenny Salesa said. More >>

Bloodbath Continues For Health Leadership

Friday, 14 February 2025, 10:52 am | New Zealand Labour Party

The Director-General of Health has gone, the Director of Public Health stepped down, the Health New Zealand board was sacked and the Health New Zealand Chief Executive resigned. More >>

Paper Mill Closure Adds To Growing Job Losses

Friday, 14 February 2025, 10:16 am | New Zealand Labour Party

“This is not good enough. Winston Peters promised that he would be an ‘advocate on your behalf’ and that ‘Kinleith Mill is the lifeblood of the Waikato’, yet here we are with another large employer closing its doors. More >>

Willis’ Supermarket Announcement All Talk, No Plan

Thursday, 13 February 2025, 11:57 am | New Zealand Labour Party

"New Zealanders struggling with the cost of their weekly grocery shopping don’t need more vague promises from Nicola Willis, they need real action," Labour commerce and consumer affairs spokesperson Arena Williams said More >>

Health System Will Suffer From ‘Let It Fail’ Strategy

Monday, 10 February 2025, 4:48 pm | New Zealand Labour Party

National’s cutting of digital staff in our health system will put patients at risk and leave hospitals vulnerable to cyber-attack. Feedback from Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora staff on proposed redundancies in data and digital staff reveals deep ... More >>